Jenny Carruthers knows starkly the agonising death that may await her. Ten years ago, the mother of three’s partner died at home in terrible pain from terminal bone cancer. Now, Jenny has been told she, too, faces the same.
Her partner, Gypie Mayo, had enjoyed fame playing guitar with rock bands such as Dr Feelgood and The Yardbirds.
He was diagnosed first with liver cancer in 2010 when he was 60. He had surgery and chemotherapy, but in December 2012
The US Supreme Court looks set to overturn a landmark ruling that effectively legalised abortions across America, handing the power to decide whether or not to permit the procedure back to individual states.
A draft legal opinion, which was leaked to Politico, reveals a majority of the court’s nine judges are in agreement on the issue which would be enough to force a change in the law – though their decision is not final until the ruling is officially published.
